Walking
In my honest opinion walking is one of the most pleasant and easiest methods to keep slim and fit for life. Here are some of the benefits that I have found of walking.
Safe exercise: It is the safest aerobic exercise, as long as you don’t walk out in front of a moving vehicle. haha It doesn’t put much strain on the body and there is no risk like that accompanying high impact workouts like jogging and aerobic dancing. It is therefore recommended even for people who are recovering after surgery, for the elderly and also is the safest exercise for women before and after pregnancy. Everyone can enjoy the benefits of walking. As you all know it was what I started out with as an exercise.
Much convenient: You can choose to walk at any time, late at night, early in the morning at your own convenience. However walking in the afternoons when the sun is too high is not advisable, especially for those of us who live in the Southern part of the United States.
Low cost: You don’t need any expensive equipment apart from some loose fitting comfortable garments and a pair of comfortable sports shoes.
Aerobic workout: Regular walking increases our demand for oxygen so that we inhale more air without an effort and use it purposefully. Circulation of the blood and the respiration improve. Walking thus acts as a good insurance against cerebral strokes and heart attacks. It also reduces the blood pressure in hypertensive patients. Low impact and it gets the heart to pumping, perfect for anyone.
Burns calories: If you are overweight, walking is the ideal exercise because it puts less strain on bones and joints as compared to other aerobic exercises. Brisk rhythmic aerobic walking can pep up your basal metabolic rate and burn up calories.
Arrests osteoporosis: Fitness walking stimulates formation of new bone tissues which tend to prevent calcium loss from the bones. This helps prevent osteoporosis, especially in women after menopause.
Walking is a stress fighter and mood enhancer: A regular fitness walking program relieves you of stress by improving the secretion of neuro hormones, which beat anxiety and depression by giving you a pleasant feeling, while at the same time restoring vitality and promoting a sense of well-being.
It reduces skin problems: Women generally suffer from skin-related problems like stretch marks, scars and acne due to rapid slimming, hormonal changes, pregnancy etc. Brisk walking leads to improved blood circulation to affected skin parts. Consequently the skin is cured considerably to become elastic, firm, healthy and free from bulging varicose veins. A woman with walking in her fitness regimen not only looks confident, but also exudes an electric aura.
Recently I’ve been working on learning to strengthen my diaphragm with the right breathing – as I walk I only breathe in through my nose, and out through my lips in a voice exercise I’d learned. In the beginning of the year I was working on improving my memorization with certain scenic markers along my route. So walking is one of those exercise that allows you to multi-task.
Find out what you need to keep your healthiest best. Good health is the great reality check; when you don’t have it, everything else gets to be a moot point. Try learning to walk; you may love it too!
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